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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2018-002635-23-DK
EUCTR2018-002635-23-DKActive, not recruitingPhase 1

Highdose steroids in High Pain Responders undergoing total knee-arthroplasty - A randomized doubleblindet controlled trial.

Anaesthesia Department, Hvidovre Hospital, Capital Region of Denmark.0 sites88 target enrollmentStarted: July 18, 2018Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
88

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • - Age between 40 and 90.
  • - Booked for unilateral knee-arthroplasty.
  • - Is able to take part in the investigation(selfreporting of pain and nausea/vomitting)
  • - Understands Danish or English, or has a translator available.
  • - Chronic opioid-user with >29 mg morfine/day or equivalent other opioids and/or Pain Catastrophizing Scale-score of >20.
  • - Signatured written consent.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 30
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 54

Exclusion Criteria

  • - Insulin-dependent diabetes melitus.
  • - Ongoing treatment with systemic glucocorticoids or immunesuppressing treatment(apart from inhaled glucocorticoids).
  • - Pregnancy/Breastfeeding
  • - Allergies for the investigational drug.
  • - A history of schizophrenia or bipolar diseases, or patients with permanent use of antipsychotic medication.

Investigators

Sponsor
Anaesthesia Department, Hvidovre Hospital, Capital Region of Denmark.

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